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PISA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 13: Luka Modric of AC Milan in action during the Serie A match between Pisa SC and AC Milan at Arena Garibaldi on February 13, 2026 in Pisa, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)
Milan scraped a 2-1 victory away to Pisa, despite Niclas Fullkrug missing a penalty and the late Adrien Rabiot red card, as Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Luka Modric were on target.
The Rossoneri had a game in hand, as the Week 24 fixture with Como was rescheduled to February 18 so San Siro could be used for the Winter Olympics opening ceremony. Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic were only fit for the bench, with Alexis Saelemaekers and Santiago Gimenez still out of action. Pisa made their debut under new coach Oscar Hiljemark in last week’s 0-0 draw with Verona. Marius Marin was suspended, with Simone Scuffet, Adrian Semper, Raul Albiol, Daniel Denoon and Isak Vural injured, so third-choice goalkeeper Nicolas had his first Serie A appearance since October 2020.
When these teams met in October 2025, Zachary Athekame snatched a last-gasp 2-2 draw at San Siro, and this was Milan’s first visit to Pisa for 35 years.
See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.
Nicolas was rusty and struggled to punch away a Luka Modric free kick, but Pisa had the first real chance when Filip Stojlkovic sprung the offside trap on Stefano Moreo’s through ball, forcing Mike Maignan to rush off his line to parry one-on-one.
Milan took the lead at their first genuine scoring opportunity, as Athekame floated in a cross from the right and found Loftus-Cheek for a free header into the ground from seven yards.
Niclas Fullkrug replaced the ineffective Christopher Nkunku at half-time, and within 60 seconds had knocked the ball down with his arm for Adrien Rabiot’s half-volley, so the goal did not count.
Strahinja Pavlovic ran onto the Davide Bartesaghi pass and was brought down by Loyola for a penalty. Substitute Fullkrug stepped up and drilled it onto the upright, wasting a golden opportunity to double the Rossoneri’s lead.
Stojlkovic blasted over after Samuel Iling-Junior robbed Matteo Gabbia, while Athekame’s effort was charged down after a corner.
The penalty miss gave Pisa hope, and they capitalised on it, as Stojlkovic rolled across from the left for Moreo, with Pavlovic accidentally knocking it into the path of Felipe Loyola, who bent his right-foot finish into the far bottom corner from 12 yards.
Rafael Leao came on and his first touch let him down on a cross from the right, then Fullkrug turned wide of the near post from Samuele Ricci’s assist.
Milan managed to restore their advantage with a great move from Modric, who completed a give and go with Ricci to dribble into the box and dink the finish past Nicolas with the outside of the right boot from seven yards. It was the Croatian veteran’s second Serie A career goal.
It wasn’t over, as Rabiot brought down Piccini on the outside edge of the area and was booked, meaning he’d be suspended for the midweek round with Como. However, the midfielder continued his protests and received a second yellow card, so will also miss the Derby della Madonnina against Inter next week.
Pisa 1-2 Milan
Loftus-Cheek 39 (M), Loyola 71 (P), Modric 85 (M)
Missed penalty: Fullkrug 56 (M)
Sent off: Rabiot 92 (M)
13-02-2026 19:45
MatchDay 25
Arena Garibaldi – Stadio Romeo AnconetaniPisaMilan
Live1 – 2
Player statistic
| Idrissa Touré | 16' |
| 39' | Ruben Loftus-Cheek(Assist: Zachary Athekame) |
| 56' | Niclas Füllkrug |
| Felipe Loyola | 71' |
| 85' | Luka Modric(Assist: Samuele Ricci) |
| 88' | Davide Bartesaghi |
| 90+1' | Adrien Rabiot |
| 90+1' | Adrien Rabiot |
Pisa
Milan
Starting lineups
12
Nicolas
Goalkeeper
4
Antonio Caracciolo
Defender
35
Felipe Loyola
Defender
90′
2
Rosen Bozhinov
Defender
3
Samuele Angori
Defender
5
Simone Canestrelli
Defender
15
Idrissa Touré
Midfielder
86′
10
Matteo Tramoni
Midfielder
57′
20
Michel Aebischer
Midfielder
56′
81
Filip Stojilkovic
Attacker
32
Stefano Moreo
Attacker
87′
16
Mike Maignan
Goalkeeper
33
Davide Bartesaghi
Defender
23
Fikayo Tomori
Defender
46
Matteo Gabbia
Defender
31
Strahinja Pavlovic
Defender
24
Zachary Athekame
Defender
77′
12
Adrien Rabiot
Midfielder
14
Luka Modric
Midfielder
8
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder
72′
19
Youssouf Fofana
Midfielder
72′
18
Christopher Nkunku
Attacker
46′
Substitutes
11
Juan Cuadrado
Midfielder
33
Arturo Calabresi
Defender
23
Calvin Stengs
Attacker
26
Francesco Coppola
Defender
8
Malthe Höjholt
Midfielder
9
Henrik Meister
Attacker
99
Lorran
Midfielder
34
Tommaso Guizzo
Goalkeeper
31
Matteo Luppichini
Goalkeeper
14
Ebenezer Akinsanmiro
Midfielder
56′
19
Samuel Iling-Junior
Attacker
57′
7
Mehdi Léris
Attacker
86′
36
Gabriele Piccinini
Attacker
87′
17
Rafiu Durosinmi
Attacker
90′
1
Pietro Terracciano
Goalkeeper
2
Pervis Estupiñán
Defender
30
Ardon Jashari
Midfielder
37
Matteo Pittarella
Goalkeeper
27
David Odogu
Defender
10
Rafael Leão
Attacker
72′
4
Samuele Ricci
Midfielder
72′
11
Christian Pulisic
Attacker
77′
5
Koni De Winter
Defender
90′
9
Niclas Füllkrug
Attacker
